Overview
- The one-off, tax-free payment is due before 1 January 2026 and typically shows on bank statements as 'XB' or 'DWP XB'.
- Qualifying benefits include the State Pension, Pension Credit (guarantee element), PIP, DLA, Attendance Allowance, Carer’s Allowance and other listed disability and war pension-related payments.
- Households receiving only Universal Credit do not qualify for the bonus.
- Claimants must be resident in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Gibraltar during the qualifying week, and the bonus is issued as a separate payment that may arrive on a different day to regular benefits.
- If an expected payment does not arrive, the DWP advises contacting Jobcentre Plus or the Pension Service, and critics continue to argue that £10 is insufficient.